diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 17d676c..a795e45 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ endif()
 
 # Create the executable 'video2x'
 if (BUILD_VIDEO2X_CLI)
-    add_executable(video2x src/video2x.cpp)
+    add_executable(video2x src/video2x.cpp src/timer.cpp)
     set_target_properties(video2x PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME video2x)
 
     # Include directories for the executable
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ if (BUILD_VIDEO2X_CLI)
         ${ALL_INCLUDE_DIRS}
         ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
         ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include
+        ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/libvideo2x
     )
 
     # Compile options for the executable
diff --git a/include/libvideo2x/timer.h b/include/libvideo2x/timer.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d4907e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/libvideo2x/timer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#ifndef TIMER_H
+#define TIMER_H
+
+#include <atomic>
+#include <chrono>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <thread>
+
+class Timer {
+   public:
+    Timer();
+    ~Timer();
+
+    void start();
+    void pause();
+    void resume();
+    void stop();
+
+    bool is_running() const;
+    bool is_paused() const;
+    int64_t get_elapsed_time() const;
+
+   private:
+    std::atomic<bool> running;
+    std::atomic<bool> paused;
+    std::thread timer_thread;
+    int64_t elapsed_time;
+    std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point start_time;
+    std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point pause_start_time;
+
+    void update_elapsed_time();
+};
+
+#endif  // TIMER_H
diff --git a/src/timer.cpp b/src/timer.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05398c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/timer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#include "timer.h"
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+Timer::Timer() : running(false), paused(false), elapsed_time(0) {}
+
+Timer::~Timer() {
+    stop();
+}
+
+void Timer::start() {
+    if (running) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    running = true;
+    paused = false;
+    elapsed_time = 0;
+    start_time = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+    timer_thread = std::thread([this]() {
+        while (running) {
+            if (!paused) {
+                update_elapsed_time();
+            }
+            std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(10));
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+void Timer::pause() {
+    if (running && !paused) {
+        paused = true;
+        pause_start_time = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+    }
+}
+
+void Timer::resume() {
+    if (running && paused) {
+        paused = false;
+        auto pause_end_time = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+        auto pause_duration =
+            std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(pause_end_time - pause_start_time)
+                .count();
+        start_time += std::chrono::milliseconds(pause_duration);
+    }
+}
+
+void Timer::stop() {
+    running = false;
+    if (timer_thread.joinable()) {
+        timer_thread.join();
+    }
+    update_elapsed_time();
+}
+
+bool Timer::is_running() const {
+    return running;
+}
+
+bool Timer::is_paused() const {
+    return paused;
+}
+
+int64_t Timer::get_elapsed_time() const {
+    return elapsed_time;
+}
+
+void Timer::update_elapsed_time() {
+    if (running && !paused) {
+        auto current_time = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+        elapsed_time =
+            std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(current_time - start_time)
+                .count();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/video2x.cpp b/src/video2x.cpp
index 1c3062a..219ed5c 100644
--- a/src/video2x.cpp
+++ b/src/video2x.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <boost/program_options.hpp>
 namespace po = boost::program_options;
 
+#include "libvideo2x/timer.h"
+
 // Indicate if a newline needs to be printed before the next output
 std::atomic<bool> newline_required = false;
 
@@ -565,11 +567,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     );
     spdlog::info("Press SPACE to pause/resume, 'q' to abort.");
 
-    // Setup variables to track processing time
-    auto start_time = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
-    auto paused_start = std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point();
-    std::chrono::seconds total_paused_duration(0);
-    long long time_elapsed = 0;
+    // Setup timer
+    Timer timer;
+    timer.start();
 
     // Enable non-blocking input
 #ifndef _WIN32
@@ -607,12 +607,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
                 if (proc_ctx.pause) {
                     putchar('\n');
                     spdlog::info("Processing paused. Press SPACE to resume, 'q' to abort.");
-                    paused_start = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+                    timer.pause();
                 } else {
                     spdlog::info("Resuming processing...");
-                    total_paused_duration += std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::seconds>(
-                        std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - paused_start
-                    );
+                    timer.resume();
                 }
             }
         } else if (ch == 'q' || ch == 'Q') {
@@ -641,12 +639,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
                 double percentage = total_frames > 0 ? static_cast<double>(processed_frames) *
                                                            100.0 / static_cast<double>(total_frames)
                                                      : 0.0;
-                auto now = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
-                time_elapsed = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::seconds>(
-                                   now - start_time - total_paused_duration
-                )
-                                   .count();
-
+                int64_t time_elapsed = timer.get_elapsed_time() / 1000;
                 std::cout << "\rProcessing frame " << processed_frames << "/" << total_frames
                           << " (" << percentage << "%); time elapsed: " << time_elapsed << "s";
                 std::cout.flush();
@@ -693,6 +686,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(proc_ctx_mutex);
         processed_frames = proc_ctx.processed_frames;
     }
+    int64_t time_elapsed = timer.get_elapsed_time() / 1000;
     float average_speed_fps = static_cast<float>(processed_frames) /
                               (time_elapsed > 0 ? static_cast<float>(time_elapsed) : 1);
 
@@ -700,7 +694,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     printf("====== Video2X %s summary ======\n", arguments.benchmark ? "Benchmark" : "Processing");
     printf("Video file processed: %s\n", arguments.in_fname.u8string().c_str());
     printf("Total frames processed: %ld\n", proc_ctx.processed_frames);
-    printf("Total time taken: %llds\n", time_elapsed);
+    printf("Total time taken: %ld s\n", time_elapsed);
     printf("Average processing speed: %.2f FPS\n", average_speed_fps);
 
     // Print additional information if not in benchmark mode